[ep-uh-mer] /ˈɛp ə mər/ noun, Chemistry. 1. either of a pair of isomeric aldose compounds, especially of certain sugars, that differ from each other in the positions of the H and OH at the second atom from the end of the carbon chain, as d-glucose and d-mannose. epimer ep·i·mer (ěp’ə-mər) n. One of two molecules […]

/ˈɛpɪˌmɪə/ noun 1. (embryol) the dorsal part of the mesoderm of a vertebrate embryo, consisting of a series of segments (somites) epimere ep·i·mere (ěp’ə-mēr’) n. The dorsal portion of the mesoderm of a chordate embryo that forms skeletal muscles.

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